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- | ==== Predicting the Motion ==== | + | ====== Predicting the Motion |
Consider a fan cart that is released on a low-friction track. Here's a video of the situation. | Consider a fan cart that is released on a low-friction track. Here's a video of the situation. | ||
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Notice that the fan cart's position changes more rapidly near the end of the video. The fan cart experiences (to a good approximation) a constant net force. The sum of all the forces acting on the fan cart give (roughly) a net force of constant magnitude and direction. Furthermore, | Notice that the fan cart's position changes more rapidly near the end of the video. The fan cart experiences (to a good approximation) a constant net force. The sum of all the forces acting on the fan cart give (roughly) a net force of constant magnitude and direction. Furthermore, | ||
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With this setup, you can predict the position of the fan cart given only information about its initial position, velocity (or momentum), and the net force acting on it. | With this setup, you can predict the position of the fan cart given only information about its initial position, velocity (or momentum), and the net force acting on it. | ||
- | === Deriving the Equation for Constant Force Motion in 1D === | + | \\ |
+ | ===== Deriving the Equation for Constant Force Motion in 1D ==== | ||
If you choose the horizontal direction to be the x-direction, | If you choose the horizontal direction to be the x-direction, | ||
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= \dfrac{2v_{xi}}{2}+ \dfrac{\dfrac{F_{net, | = \dfrac{2v_{xi}}{2}+ \dfrac{\dfrac{F_{net, | ||
- | By using this average velocity in the [[183_notes: | + | By using this average velocity in the [[183_notes: |
$$x_{f} = x_{i} + v_{avg,x} \Delta t = x_{i} + v_{xi} \Delta t + \dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{F_{net, | $$x_{f} = x_{i} + v_{avg,x} \Delta t = x_{i} + v_{xi} \Delta t + \dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{F_{net, | ||
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In physics, the information about the system prior to predicting its motion is called the " | In physics, the information about the system prior to predicting its motion is called the " | ||
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As you will read, the motion of systems can also be predicted or explained by using the [[183_notes: | As you will read, the motion of systems can also be predicted or explained by using the [[183_notes: | ||
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Again, as you will read, this equation can also be derived from [[183_notes: | Again, as you will read, this equation can also be derived from [[183_notes: | ||
- | === Constant Force in 3D === | + | \\ |
+ | ==== Constant Force in 3D ==== | ||
The derivation for each dimension is similar (so long as the force is constant in each direction). The result is the following general equation, | The derivation for each dimension is similar (so long as the force is constant in each direction). The result is the following general equation, |